Category Archives: Civil Recovery
Ex-Employee Stole Fuel Worth £16k
The Yorkshire Live website reports that a fraudster spent £16,000 on petrol and diesel using his old company’s fuel card, despite being dismissed six months earlier.
Jordan Ward had been let go by Diamond Seating in 2019 but carried on filling up various cars, including those belonging to his family.
read moreCoutts Employee Helped Steal £1.2m
As reported on the Mirror website, a former employee at Coutts – the Queen’s bank – has been jailed for defrauding customers out of more than £1.2million to help fund a gambling addiction.
Luke Williams abused his position to access customers’ personal details, which he then passed on to three other criminals, who then posed as the customers and tried to access their accounts.
read moreMeat Firm Worker Stole Over £8k
The Chronicle Live website reports that bosses of a butchers chain were left “heartbroken” when a trusted employee stole thousands of pounds from them in a “sophisticated” fraud.
Phillippa Neville hatched a plan to steal thousands of pounds from her employers through fraudulent bank transfers, even though she had worked for Premier Meats for more than 20 years.
read moreManager Stole Racing Circuit Equipment
According to the Nottingham Post website, a racetrack manager stole nearly £13,000-worth of equipment from work, which he sold on eBay to fund his gambling addiction.
Adam Bacon was employed at Donington Park racing circuit, earning up to £48k per year, but has now “lost everything”, including his home and marriage.
read moreThief Sold Stolen Tyres On Facebook
The News & Star website reports that a tyre firm worker disabled a security camera while stealing stock worth more than £6,000 over several months.
Jason Mark Bowe confessed to his crime, admitted to selling the tyres on Facebook and even produced an itemised breakdown of what he had stolen.
read moreFraudster Must Repay £1m
As reported on the Metro website, a fraudster has been ordered to pay back more than £1 million he stole from bosses at Sir Robert McAlpine.
Neil Stanley Dunningham and David Ager stole £1.3million in a series of complex frauds, paying off their mortgages and buying luxury cars.
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